H. R. 1318 is a bill that helps the United States better protect its science and technology by making sure the rules about countries that might want to cause trouble are clearer. It's like making sure everyone understands the rules in a game to keep things fair.

H.R. 7686 is a bill that wants to make it clearer who counts as a "foreign country of concern" when it comes to making sure people from those countries aren't involved in certain programs that might not be safe. It changes some words to include more situations and removes old parts that might have been confusing.